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Fagg
Unincorporated Community
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyMontgomery
Elevation
1,401 ft (427 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1477314[1]

Fagg is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Virginia, United States.

History

A post office was established at Fagg in 1886, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1910.[2] The community's namesake was George Washington Fagg, a county sheriff.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fagg, Virginia
  2. ^ "Montgomery County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  3. ^ Tennis, Joe (2004). Southwest Virginia Crossroads: An Almanac of Place Names and Places to See. The Overmountain Press. p. 140. ISBN 978-1-57072-256-1.